CoCo,
Hello there and CONGRATULATIONS on giving up smoking. My Dad was a smoker for many years, but has been a non-smoker for much longer. I have a friend at work who is also giving up smoking, and she told me about going onto the internet and typing in "quit smoking tips", as she was also finding herself at a loss when she wanted a quick smoke.

If you care to do a quick web search, you'll find sites like:
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit/canquit.htm

Good Luck, and hope your surgery goes well.

try out www.quitnet.com. I have found it very helpful in my quitting.

CONGRATULATIONSON quitting! that is SO great! i was a smoker until recently and it was very difficult for me, and I have seen 1sthand what a lifetime of it does to a person. So I am so happy for you! my husband is trying to quit using the patch, maybe you would have some luck with that? He has been smoke free for 2 weeks now, and only "slightly" nasty. I wish you the best of luck!
becky

Hi and good luck!!
Quitting smoking will probably be the hardest thing you ever do--it was for me!
I used the patch, chewed gum (about 3 packs a day), drank water and chewed on cinamon sticks.
My mother took Wellbutrin, had cinamon candies and ate twizlers.
Best of luck to you and two months from now when you are over the bitchiness you will shock yourself that you actually did it!!!

quitnet.com was my rock when I quit smoking May21st last year. They have a chatroom I used daily .. Itreally helped having others to chat with right when I was having a nic fit.. Best of luck to you.

Angel

I was a chain smoker for 7 years, I went through 2 sometimes 2 1/2 packs a day, Im also asthmatic, have been all my life, I tried to quit smoking more than 18 times and nothing worked, no patches, no gum, no not lighting the cigs, finally god steped in and took it out of my hands, I got so sick from smoking that I could not breath if I went even close to a cigarrete, so I would use my inhaler and then smoke, and then feal pretty rotten. Finally it got to the point were I had to realize those things WERE going to kill me, and it would have been a pretty sad way to go. So I had no choice I had to quit cold turkey, I stoped hanging out with my friends that smoked , when I got those really bad cravings, I would go to a secluted space and try to figure out what triggered the craving, at the end I found out I would smoke whenever I felt emotionally uncomfortable, at social events, at airports, when something stressfull happened in my life, I would get the urge. I also learned that after I had the cigarretes , my problems were still there and plus I had just contaminated my body.
Today I have been a non smoking person for 2 years, the first 6 months are really hard but you wont die from denying yourself nicotine. And after that period you will be uncommfortable around other smokers because the smell will not be apealing anymore.

You ARE stronger than the habbit and you can beat it, take 1 day at a time.

We are here for you Coco, I know I am.. Visit my journal anytime for chat or just support. I know how hard it is and strength does come in numbers. Take care and stay strong.



Angel

hi toni! 5 cigarettes is alot less than what you were doing. so its the right direction! don't get discouraged, you should be proud of yourself because it is a very difficult thing that you are doing right now, but you will be so happy when this is a thing of the past. You will get through it and we will be here to help!I look forward to chatting with you some more!keep up the good work!!!
becky